Tired of seating it out in Mumbai? Need a quick shot of relaxation and rejuvenation before you can pore over the excel sheets again? Here’s your definitive quide to weekend trips from Mumbai. And, there’s a huge variety to choose from:
• solitary as well as happening beaches along the Knakn Ciast (Alibaug, Murud, Harnai, Vengurla…) and Goa (Mandrem, Anjuna, Calangute, Verlsao…)
• Cool hill towns in the Sahyadris (Lonavla, Panchagani. Matheran…)
• Amazing Maratha forts (Kolaba, Janjira…)
• The unique taste of Malvan cuisine (Kunkeshwar, Tarkarli..)
•A peek into Parsi history (Udvada, Bordi)
•For adventure enthusiasts, their’s trekking, water sports, paragliding, road jhourneys..
Also our regular updated information for each destination: How to reach, where to stay and eat, tourist officers, en route halts for meals and too breaks. Plus, an access chart and a train reckoner.
Here is the Second Edition of our bestselling Weekend Breaks from Mumbai. The engine that is said to drive India’s economy, every so often, ought to have a break. Especially since the drivers are Mumbaikar’s. While they are usually too busy being managers and workers and financiers, if they just looked at what lies around Mumbai they might slow down!
Mumbai is bestowed with an unmatched geography that surrounds it with carpeted hills and lines the neighboring coast with golden beaches. If you extend your horizons beyond Karat and Candela, the magic of the Shards runs far and wide offering astonishing greenery and atmospheric forts. Down from the bills, on the Arabian Sea coast you have beaches, fishing villages and even backwaters. For those interested in heritage, the Konkani Coast too is eloquent with Maratha and other forts. From the barely seen Masher Chat to the virgin beaches of Hernia, unseen Maharasbtra calls.
We have spent some time reassessing the first edition of our book, finding newer weekend getaway options and updating the old ones. We have seven sections in this book covering, besides Maharashtra, destinations in Goa, Gujarat, Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
We hope we have done all the hard work for you. So here you have 52 irresistible reasons to take that Saturday off, and have a delicious gap in your schedule that doesn’t leave a hole in your pocket.
Central Konkan | 19 |
Carnal Just Around the Corner | 21 |
Alibaug A Walk on the Sea | 24 |
Mandwa I Rewas | 32 |
Kolad Country Road, Take Me Home | 33 |
Nag thane | 35 |
Kashid The Catcher by the Sea | 36 |
Revdanda | 40 |
Murud-Janjira Sunset Boulevard | 42 |
Nandgaon | 52 |
Raigad Follow the Leader | 53 |
Mahad | 56 |
Shrivardhan For Your Eyes Only | 57 |
Diveagar I Dighi Beach | 62 |
Harihareshwar Say a Little Prayer | 63 |
Bagmandala | 66 |
Harnai-Murud Twin Temptations | 68 |
Burundi | 72 |
Chiplun Break Free of Goa | 74 |
Walavalkar Shivaji Museum Koyna Dam I | 78 |
Marleshwar Temple | |
Guhagar The Sea of Stories | 79 |
Velneshwar I Hedavi | 81 |
North Konkan | 83 |
Vajreshwari Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot | 85 |
Paighar Not Just a Beach | 90 |
Devkop I Manor | 94 |
Sajan Sleepy Hollow | 95 |
Jawhar May its Tribe Increase | 97 |
Dadar- Kopral Dabdaba Falls | 99 |
Boardi Sweet as a Chikoo | 102 |
Gholvad: The Chikoo Bowl | 104 |
Bahrot sot Caves | 106 |
Dahanu Fort | 108 |
South-East Of Mumbai | 112 |
Karjat Two Roads to R&R | 114 |
Peth Fort I Bhimashankar | 117 |
Miatheran Points With a View | 118 |
The Verandah in the Forest | 125 |
Lonavla-Khandala Neverending Love Story | 127 |
Kerala and Bhaja Caves | 133 |
Durshet Tale of Two Beauties | 135 |
Nugphani I Khandala Dan I Kalote | 136 |
Knrnshet Like a Bird on the Wing | 140 |
Bhandar Dongar | 141 |
Pune Heartbeat of Maharashtra | 152 |
Singhagad | 154 |
Muhabaleshwar Strawberry Fields Forever | 158 |
Pratapgad I Tapola | 160 |
Panchgani Back to School | 164 |
Wai | 165 |
Panhala Memoirs of a Fort | 170 |
The Masai Tablelands | 171 |
Jyotiba | |
Dajipur Sanctuary of Surprises | 172 |
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary | 173 |
North .East Of Mumbai | 175 |
Malshej Ghat Up Where You Belong | 177 |
Lenyadri Girijatmaka Temple | 180 |
lgatpuri More Than Just a Junction | 182 |
Vaitarna Dam | 184 |
Khoda(a Wild As Wild Can Be | 186 |
Suryamal | 188 |
Bhandardara A High Peek at a Hole-In-One | 190 |
Mt Kalsubal | 194 |
Ratanwadi | 195 |
Nashik A Sangam of Different Realities | 198 |
Deolali I Nandur Madhmeshwar | 204 |
Shirdi Blessed by Sal Baba | 206 |
Shani Shingnapur | 210 |
Ajanta-Ellora Ancient Art | 211 |
Aurangabad | 218 |
South Konkan | 221 |
Ganapatipule Rhythm Divine | 223 |
Malgund | 226 |
Jaigarh | 230 |
Ratnagiri The House of Green Mangoes | 231 |
Pawas | 237 |
Kunkeshwar Glowing n the Dark | 238 |
Vijaydurg | 245 |
Tarkarli Bkss on the Beach | 248 |
Sindhudurg: The Iron Fort | 254 |
Dhamapur Lake | 255 |
Vengurla The Good Life | 256 |
Redi Beach | 260 |
Intently Beach I Sawantwadi | 264 |
Amboli The One-Horse Town That Isn’t | 265 |
Gujrat-daman-dadra | 269 |
Silvassa culture Cocketail | 271 |
Nargol | 272 |
Khanvel Dudhni | 274 |
Udvada Keeper of the Holy Flame | 275 |
Saputara Dispatch from the Dangs | 280 |
Waghai Ahwa | 283 |
Vanil Udyog | 284 |
Madhuban Resort & Spa The Aam Resort | 285 |
Ahmedabad Manchester of the East | 287 |
Sarkhej Rauza Kankaria Asarva Adakaj | 289 |
Little Rannn of Kutch On the Rann | 296 |
Daman In high Spirits | 305 |
Goa | 313 |
Arambol-Keri-Tiracol | 315 |
Hippie Days Are Here Again | |
Mandrem-Morjim-Vagator | 321 |
Turtles Love a Quite Beach | |
Anjuna Beach So Much to Rave About | 327 |
Soilim | 330 |
Calangute-Baga-Candolim | 332 |
All Haik the Queen | |
Fort Aguada | 337 |
Coco Beach and Nerul | 342 |
Reis Magos and Queg de Velim | |
Panjim Poetry in Motion | 345 |
Velsao to Betalbatim | 360 |
Where the Fields Meet the Dunes | |
Arossim I Majorda I Utorda | 362 |
Around Mumbai | |
Quick Getaways Nearby | |
Uran | 369 |
Neral I Ghodbunder | 370 |
Murbad Vasai | 371 |
Gorai-Manori-Utan | 372 |
Weliness Breaks | |
Dr Modi’s in Karjat | 376 |
Vipassana in lgatpuri | 377 |
lyengar Yoga in Pune | 378 |
Osho Resort in Pune | 380 |
Nisargopchar in Pune | 381 |
Kaivalyadhama in Lonavia | 382 |
Specials | 383 |
Conquering the Ghats | 384 |
by André Morris | |
Singing in the Rain | 388 |
by Manu Joseph | |
Sacred Maharashtra | 390 |
by Lesley A Esteves | |
Keepers of the Holy Fire | 392 |
by Shabnam Minwalla | |
The Deccan Odyssey | 393 |
by Clement Augustine | |
The Indian Maharaja | 394 |
by I Rnyna Jhaveri | |
Mumbai-Goa-Mumbai | 400 |
by Ruchika Vyas | |
Mumbai-Panchgani-Mumbai | 404 |
by Koushik Ramu and Vinod Sreedhar | |
Nashik Wine Circuit | 408 |
by Janhavi Acharekar | |
Information | |
Access At A Glance | 12 |
Train Reckoner | 14 |
How To Use This Book | 16 |
Tourist Offices | 416 |
Travel Agents | 417 |
travel Helplines: Air, Rail and Road | 418 |
En Route Halts | 422 |
A ccommodation Listings | 424 |
Go There For... | 466 |
Reccommended Reading | 468 |
Glossary | 471 |
About the Authors | 473 |
Routs Tourist Guids | |
About the Authors | 20 |
Central Konkan North Konkan | 84 |
South-East of Mumbai | 110-111 |
North-East of Mumbai | 176 |
South Konkani | 222 |
Oimurat-Daman-Dadra... | 270 |
Goa | 314 |
Around Mumbai | 368 |
Tired of seating it out in Mumbai? Need a quick shot of relaxation and rejuvenation before you can pore over the excel sheets again? Here’s your definitive quide to weekend trips from Mumbai. And, there’s a huge variety to choose from:
• solitary as well as happening beaches along the Knakn Ciast (Alibaug, Murud, Harnai, Vengurla…) and Goa (Mandrem, Anjuna, Calangute, Verlsao…)
• Cool hill towns in the Sahyadris (Lonavla, Panchagani. Matheran…)
• Amazing Maratha forts (Kolaba, Janjira…)
• The unique taste of Malvan cuisine (Kunkeshwar, Tarkarli..)
•A peek into Parsi history (Udvada, Bordi)
•For adventure enthusiasts, their’s trekking, water sports, paragliding, road jhourneys..
Also our regular updated information for each destination: How to reach, where to stay and eat, tourist officers, en route halts for meals and too breaks. Plus, an access chart and a train reckoner.
Here is the Second Edition of our bestselling Weekend Breaks from Mumbai. The engine that is said to drive India’s economy, every so often, ought to have a break. Especially since the drivers are Mumbaikar’s. While they are usually too busy being managers and workers and financiers, if they just looked at what lies around Mumbai they might slow down!
Mumbai is bestowed with an unmatched geography that surrounds it with carpeted hills and lines the neighboring coast with golden beaches. If you extend your horizons beyond Karat and Candela, the magic of the Shards runs far and wide offering astonishing greenery and atmospheric forts. Down from the bills, on the Arabian Sea coast you have beaches, fishing villages and even backwaters. For those interested in heritage, the Konkani Coast too is eloquent with Maratha and other forts. From the barely seen Masher Chat to the virgin beaches of Hernia, unseen Maharasbtra calls.
We have spent some time reassessing the first edition of our book, finding newer weekend getaway options and updating the old ones. We have seven sections in this book covering, besides Maharashtra, destinations in Goa, Gujarat, Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
We hope we have done all the hard work for you. So here you have 52 irresistible reasons to take that Saturday off, and have a delicious gap in your schedule that doesn’t leave a hole in your pocket.
Central Konkan | 19 |
Carnal Just Around the Corner | 21 |
Alibaug A Walk on the Sea | 24 |
Mandwa I Rewas | 32 |
Kolad Country Road, Take Me Home | 33 |
Nag thane | 35 |
Kashid The Catcher by the Sea | 36 |
Revdanda | 40 |
Murud-Janjira Sunset Boulevard | 42 |
Nandgaon | 52 |
Raigad Follow the Leader | 53 |
Mahad | 56 |
Shrivardhan For Your Eyes Only | 57 |
Diveagar I Dighi Beach | 62 |
Harihareshwar Say a Little Prayer | 63 |
Bagmandala | 66 |
Harnai-Murud Twin Temptations | 68 |
Burundi | 72 |
Chiplun Break Free of Goa | 74 |
Walavalkar Shivaji Museum Koyna Dam I | 78 |
Marleshwar Temple | |
Guhagar The Sea of Stories | 79 |
Velneshwar I Hedavi | 81 |
North Konkan | 83 |
Vajreshwari Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot | 85 |
Paighar Not Just a Beach | 90 |
Devkop I Manor | 94 |
Sajan Sleepy Hollow | 95 |
Jawhar May its Tribe Increase | 97 |
Dadar- Kopral Dabdaba Falls | 99 |
Boardi Sweet as a Chikoo | 102 |
Gholvad: The Chikoo Bowl | 104 |
Bahrot sot Caves | 106 |
Dahanu Fort | 108 |
South-East Of Mumbai | 112 |
Karjat Two Roads to R&R | 114 |
Peth Fort I Bhimashankar | 117 |
Miatheran Points With a View | 118 |
The Verandah in the Forest | 125 |
Lonavla-Khandala Neverending Love Story | 127 |
Kerala and Bhaja Caves | 133 |
Durshet Tale of Two Beauties | 135 |
Nugphani I Khandala Dan I Kalote | 136 |
Knrnshet Like a Bird on the Wing | 140 |
Bhandar Dongar | 141 |
Pune Heartbeat of Maharashtra | 152 |
Singhagad | 154 |
Muhabaleshwar Strawberry Fields Forever | 158 |
Pratapgad I Tapola | 160 |
Panchgani Back to School | 164 |
Wai | 165 |
Panhala Memoirs of a Fort | 170 |
The Masai Tablelands | 171 |
Jyotiba | |
Dajipur Sanctuary of Surprises | 172 |
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary | 173 |
North .East Of Mumbai | 175 |
Malshej Ghat Up Where You Belong | 177 |
Lenyadri Girijatmaka Temple | 180 |
lgatpuri More Than Just a Junction | 182 |
Vaitarna Dam | 184 |
Khoda(a Wild As Wild Can Be | 186 |
Suryamal | 188 |
Bhandardara A High Peek at a Hole-In-One | 190 |
Mt Kalsubal | 194 |
Ratanwadi | 195 |
Nashik A Sangam of Different Realities | 198 |
Deolali I Nandur Madhmeshwar | 204 |
Shirdi Blessed by Sal Baba | 206 |
Shani Shingnapur | 210 |
Ajanta-Ellora Ancient Art | 211 |
Aurangabad | 218 |
South Konkan | 221 |
Ganapatipule Rhythm Divine | 223 |
Malgund | 226 |
Jaigarh | 230 |
Ratnagiri The House of Green Mangoes | 231 |
Pawas | 237 |
Kunkeshwar Glowing n the Dark | 238 |
Vijaydurg | 245 |
Tarkarli Bkss on the Beach | 248 |
Sindhudurg: The Iron Fort | 254 |
Dhamapur Lake | 255 |
Vengurla The Good Life | 256 |
Redi Beach | 260 |
Intently Beach I Sawantwadi | 264 |
Amboli The One-Horse Town That Isn’t | 265 |
Gujrat-daman-dadra | 269 |
Silvassa culture Cocketail | 271 |
Nargol | 272 |
Khanvel Dudhni | 274 |
Udvada Keeper of the Holy Flame | 275 |
Saputara Dispatch from the Dangs | 280 |
Waghai Ahwa | 283 |
Vanil Udyog | 284 |
Madhuban Resort & Spa The Aam Resort | 285 |
Ahmedabad Manchester of the East | 287 |
Sarkhej Rauza Kankaria Asarva Adakaj | 289 |
Little Rannn of Kutch On the Rann | 296 |
Daman In high Spirits | 305 |
Goa | 313 |
Arambol-Keri-Tiracol | 315 |
Hippie Days Are Here Again | |
Mandrem-Morjim-Vagator | 321 |
Turtles Love a Quite Beach | |
Anjuna Beach So Much to Rave About | 327 |
Soilim | 330 |
Calangute-Baga-Candolim | 332 |
All Haik the Queen | |
Fort Aguada | 337 |
Coco Beach and Nerul | 342 |
Reis Magos and Queg de Velim | |
Panjim Poetry in Motion | 345 |
Velsao to Betalbatim | 360 |
Where the Fields Meet the Dunes | |
Arossim I Majorda I Utorda | 362 |
Around Mumbai | |
Quick Getaways Nearby | |
Uran | 369 |
Neral I Ghodbunder | 370 |
Murbad Vasai | 371 |
Gorai-Manori-Utan | 372 |
Weliness Breaks | |
Dr Modi’s in Karjat | 376 |
Vipassana in lgatpuri | 377 |
lyengar Yoga in Pune | 378 |
Osho Resort in Pune | 380 |
Nisargopchar in Pune | 381 |
Kaivalyadhama in Lonavia | 382 |
Specials | 383 |
Conquering the Ghats | 384 |
by André Morris | |
Singing in the Rain | 388 |
by Manu Joseph | |
Sacred Maharashtra | 390 |
by Lesley A Esteves | |
Keepers of the Holy Fire | 392 |
by Shabnam Minwalla | |
The Deccan Odyssey | 393 |
by Clement Augustine | |
The Indian Maharaja | 394 |
by I Rnyna Jhaveri | |
Mumbai-Goa-Mumbai | 400 |
by Ruchika Vyas | |
Mumbai-Panchgani-Mumbai | 404 |
by Koushik Ramu and Vinod Sreedhar | |
Nashik Wine Circuit | 408 |
by Janhavi Acharekar | |
Information | |
Access At A Glance | 12 |
Train Reckoner | 14 |
How To Use This Book | 16 |
Tourist Offices | 416 |
Travel Agents | 417 |
travel Helplines: Air, Rail and Road | 418 |
En Route Halts | 422 |
A ccommodation Listings | 424 |
Go There For... | 466 |
Reccommended Reading | 468 |
Glossary | 471 |
About the Authors | 473 |
Routs Tourist Guids | |
About the Authors | 20 |
Central Konkan North Konkan | 84 |
South-East of Mumbai | 110-111 |
North-East of Mumbai | 176 |
South Konkani | 222 |
Oimurat-Daman-Dadra... | 270 |
Goa | 314 |
Around Mumbai | 368 |